Distribution and composition of extracellular polymeric substances in membrane-aerated biofilm

Journal of Biotechnology

Volumn 135, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 52-57

  Li, Tinggang ^a,b   Bai, Renbi ^c   Liu, Junxin ^a  

^a RESEARCH CENTER FOR ECO ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES   (China)

^b NANYANG TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY   (Singapore)

^c NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Composition; Distribution; Extracellular polymeric substances (EPS); Membrane aerated biofilm (MAB); Stratification; Surface loading rate (SLR)

Indexed keywords

DISSOLVED OXYGEN; FILM THICKNESS; NUTRIENTS; POLYMER FILMS; POLYSACCHARIDES; PROTEINS; SOLUBILITY; THICK FILMS;

BINDABILITY; EXTRACELLULAR POLYMERIC SUBSTANCES (EPS); MEMBRANE-AERATED BIOFILM (MAB); SURFACE LOADING RATE (SLR);

BIOFILMS;

ACETONITRILE; BIOPOLYMER; DISSOLVED OXYGEN; EXTRACELLULAR POLYMERIC SUBSTANCE; POLYMER; POLYSACCHARIDE;

AERATION; ANALYTIC METHOD; ARTICLE; BIODEGRADATION; BIOFILM; BIOMASS; BIOREMEDIATION; CELL ADHESION; CELL COMPOSITION; CELLULAR DISTRIBUTION; OXYGEN CONCENTRATION; OXYGEN SUPPLY; PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN BINDING; SOLUBILITY; SPECTROPHOTOMETRY;

BIOFILMS; BIOREACTORS; EXTRACELLULAR FLUID; MEMBRANES, ARTIFICIAL; OXYGEN; POLYMERS;

EID: 43049149392     PISSN: 01681656     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jbiotec.2008.02.011     Document Type: Article

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